Blame me, José Mourinho told tearful Manchester United players

Mourinho and his team were booed off the pitch after the defeatMICHAEL REGAN/GETTY IMAGES

José Mourinho told a tearful Manchester United dressing room that he would take the flak for the embarrassing Champions League exit during one of two emotive post-match speeches at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

Some members of the United squad were so devastated by the 2-1 loss to Seville that they were in tears after the game. Mourinho was subjected to damning criticism, some of it from club legends Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes, after he failed to deliver the Champions League quarter-final place that was demanded of him by the United board.

Despite not making the last eight of the tournament, Mourinho did not give his players the hairdryer treatment in the dressing room. He said he was “happy” to see a number of…